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Exclusion of an internal carotid aneurysm by a covered stent.

Ruebben, A; Merlo, M; Verri, A; Rossato, D; Savio, D; Tettoni, S; Muratore, P L; Rabbia, C.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) ; 38(3): 301-3, 1997 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9219482

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The authors report a case of a patient with thromboembolic strokes caused by a high internal carotid artery aneurysm. Considering the position and the anatomic structure of this aneurysm the sac was excluded transluminally by placing an endovascular covered stent.

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Aneurysm/surgery , Angioplasty, Balloon/methods , Blood Vessel Prosthesis , Carotid Artery Diseases/surgery , Stents , Aneurysm/complications , Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging , Carotid Artery Diseases/complications , Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Carotid Artery, Internal , Humans , Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis/etiology , Middle Aged , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial

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